Getting Ready
November 24th, 2014 had finally arrived. Jake and Alexis had spent the intervening time between the rehearsal dinner and the ceremony apart from each other. Alexis stayed in Martha's spare bedroom while Jake stayed at their townhouse. It wouldn't be long before the entire Castle family made their way to the church for the wedding.
Some of Alexis' friends from college were her bridesmaids. Jake asked his brothers to be his groomsmen. Both the bride and groom had decided to keep the flower girl job and the ring bearer job within the family. Alexis' younger siblings all had a part in the ceremony. Even Jake's seven year old nephew; Eric, had a part.
Once the kids were all put together and ready to go; Beckett made sure that she and Castle were ready. On one of her trips into their bedroom; Beckett caught her husband in a nostalgic mode in the living room. When she came up behind him; she saw that Castle had the framed picture of Castle and Alexis together at the park when Alexis was a kid.
Beckett smiled. It was moments like this; when Castle's softer side came out that made her love him more than she had.
"My little girl is going to college."
Castle felt the exact same way he did the day he and Martha dropped Alexis off at Columbia for the start of freshmen year all those years ago. He felt Beckett come behind him and take his hand in hers.
"My little girl is getting married." Castle said.
"Yes she is; babe."
It was at that moment that it dawned on Beckett; this was probably how her own father felt when she got married to Castle.
Fathers always had a hard time letting go of their daughters.
"Everything will be fine; Castle. And you aren't losing her."
"I know."
"Alexis is just growing up. Besides you still have JM and Kat as well as JJ and JR. We still have a million of firsts with them before they get married."
Once that was taken care of the Castle family left the loft for the ceremony. Alexis' bridesmaids would be waiting for Alexis in the bridal room.
When the family arrived at the church; they parted ways. Martha, Beckett, Johanna Martha and Kat went with Alexis to the bridal room. Castle took his sons to the room where Jake was with his nephew and groomsmen were getting ready. It wouldn't be long before the ceremony got underway.